AFST 203 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Yoruba Language

• School: Binghamton University
• Department: Africana Studies
• Course: AFST 203
• Professor: Anthony Donkor

Document Summary

Drift away from ancestral cults - only old people cared anymore about respecting the orisas. Doubtful if yoruba cults will survive as a formal entity much longer. Less than 5% adhere to it properly - older people. In brazil, afro - brazzillian culture and religion spreading a lot across many diferent socioeconomic classes. Due to high % of african descendants in the population. Mainly due to open attitude of the portugese as opposed to english and spanish. 1st were from malagueta coast or portugese guinea - senegal to siera leone. Portugese were so open as to discourage revolts. Resulted in intermarraige and loss of societal distinctiveness. 2 patterns emerged: rio-sao paulo area: bantu speakers from angola, bahia and in ne brazil: yoruba and ewe were dominant. Yoruba language took over but bantu elements still strong.